U2's home base has Hanover Quay since around 1996. They have a studio, practice room and storage facility
there. In the spring of 2002, as U2 were in Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards, there was a flood after a sea wall broke. This
flood did breach the first floor - storage area - of Hanover Quay. From what I've heard, there was a great amount of each
of the band members equipment that was lost in the flood.

As to which of Adam's bass' were destroyed, I am not 100% certain. But this would explain why Dallas
Schoo helped obtain the Sherwood Green and Shoreline Gold Fender Jazz Bass' for Adam; as per the VH-1 "Vertigo tour" special.
It is also why there were new addition to his line of Lakland Bass guitars. As to which of Adam's bass' were destroyed, I
am not 100% certain.

FENDER
// Jazz Bass // 1972 // This bass was originally tobacco finished. It was later stripped to it's natural wood finish and the
dark pick guard changed to white pearl. [This bass is to be auctioned by Julien's Auction's in NY on May
31, 2008 to benefit Music Rising - www.musicrising.org]

FENDER
// Precision Bass // 1973[I have a ’73 Precision Bass that I’ve used since day one. I used
to think, This is the old work horse—old faithful. I loved it. I still love it, and I play it all the time, but I try
to branch out and play different instruments. I’m not so attached to any of the others]

[I have an short-scale Gibson Les Paul Recording Bass from the ’70s. I
don’t know what it is about this one—it’s a very inspiring instrument. The strings very rarely get changed,
and I haven’t changed the way it’s set up since I bought it. But I always have it sitting around the studio. When
I put it on, I always go somewhere with it, playing little melodies. That’s what I used to play the countermelody on
“Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own.” ]